[kj] Celtic fan vs Dida attack

[GREG SLAWSON]

Reminds me of the song "This is Texas" by BIg Black...pretty sick> Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 08:37:06 -0500> From: bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net> To: gathering at misera.net> Subject: Re: [kj] Celtic fan vs Dida attack> > [Here's something related: Texas Longhorns fan "nearly castrated" by > angry Oklahoma fan in Okla bar -- and the guy who "almost castrated" the > Texas fan is a church deacon and Army vet, to boot, according to > article. - Oliver]> > > http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hYCD4Gu5sgpDRm3qzPcAyhDNNLDQ> > > Football Rivalry at Center of Bar Fight> By SEAN MURPHY – Sep 11, 2007> > OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — To some Oklahoma football fans, there are things > that just aren't done in the heart of Sooner Nation, and one of them is > to walk into a bar wearing a Texas Longhorns T-shirt.> > That's exactly what touched off a bloody skirmish that left a > Texas-shirt-wearing fan nearly castrated and an Oklahoma fan facing > aggravated assault charges that could put him in prison for up to five > years.> > The shocking case has set off a raging debate in this football-crazed > region about the extreme passions behind a bitter rivalry. Some legal > observers have even questioned whether this case could ever truly have > an impartial jury.> > "I've actually heard callers on talk radio say that this guy deserved > what he got for wearing a Texas T-shirt into a bar in the middle of > Sooner country," said Irven Box, an attorney in this city 20 miles from > Oklahoma's campus in Norman.> > According to police, 32-year-old Texas fan Brian Christopher Thomas > walked into Henry Hudson's Pub on June 17 wearing a Longhorns T-shirt > and quickly became the focus of football "trash talk" from another > regular, 53-year-old Oklahoma fan Allen Michael Beckett.> > Thomas told police that when he decided to leave and went to the bar to > pay his tab, Beckett grabbed him in the crotch, pulled him to the ground > and wouldn't let go, even as bar patrons tried to break it up. When the > two men were separated, Thomas looked down and realized the extent of > his injuries.> > "He could see both of his testicles hanging on the outside of his body," > said Thomas' attorney, Carl Hughes. "He was wearing a pair of white > shorts, which made it that much worse."> > It took more than 60 stitches to close the wound, and police interviewed > Thomas at a nearby hospital emergency room.> > Beckett's attorney, Billy Bock, concedes that his client commented about > Thomas' shirt, but said it was just good-natured ribbing and that he > apologized to Thomas when it appeared to upset the Texas fan. Later, > Bock said Thomas approached his client at the bar and threatened him.> > "My client is a little man, and this guy (Thomas) is 30 to 40 pounds > bigger than him," Bock said. "He's bigger, stronger, younger and > probably faster, and he aggressively leaned in and touched my client and > threatened to beat him up. ... My guy was defending himself and just > took control of the situation."> > Thomas' attorney disputes Beckett's version.> > "That's total malarkey," Hughes said. "My client never said a word to > him. He got up to pay and when he paid and left a tip, the guy grabbed him."> > Beckett, a 53-year-old church deacon, federal auditor and former Army > combat veteran, has pleaded not guilty. His next court appearance comes > Oct. 4, two days before the Sooners and Horns tangle in their annual > football game at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.> > Thomas, who once lived in Houston and became a Texas fan during the > heyday of star running back Earl Campbell, is still recovering from his > injuries but has returned to work as a meat cutter at a Sam's Club > warehouse store.> > Like Beckett and Thomas, many fans of the two college squads never > attended either university, but have come to identify so closely with > these teams that they attach banners to their cars, wear team colors on > game day and even have programmed their car horns to play school fight > songs.> > Dallas police Sgt. Andy Harvey, a 12-year veteran of the force, said > it's not uncommon for fights to break out between fans of the two schools.> > "People are passionate about their teams and their universities, and > that's a good thing," he said, "but when you mix a real passionate > sports fan and then get a little alcohol in there, sometimes it's not a > good mix."> > On both Texas and Oklahoma fan Web sites, boosters trade familiar tales > of having their car tires slashed or windshields smashed for sporting > the opposing team's sticker in enemy territory.> > Assistant District Attorney Scott Rowland said the rivalry will have no > bearing on the way the case is prosecuted.> > "It appears that it played a part in the fight," he said, "but that > won't play any more of a role in our handling of the case than would a > fight over a girl or a car or a song on the jukebox."> Hosted by Google> > > > > > Alexander Smith wrote:> > No it doesn't. The appreciation of music isn't enforced and ingrained > into the fragile minds of the young by educational institutions in as > nearly a potent and MANDATORY a fashion as sports are.> >> >> >> > Alex in NYC> >> >> >> > On Oct 5, 2007, at 8:42 AM, Flight Bringer wrote:> >> >> Music has more responsibility for "fucking up American society" than > what sports does , plus having a Country full of fuckwits doesn't > help...........> >>> >>> > > _______________________________________________> Gathering mailing list> Gathering at misera.net> http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering
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